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RESUME – SMRITI SARASWAT
Name: Smriti Saraswat Permanent Address: Address for Correspondence:
E‐‐‐‐mail Id: smritisaraswat@gmail.com Smriti Saraswat Smriti Saraswat, Room No. 213,
spacefap@iitr.ac.in D/O, Mr. V.K. Sharma, Dept. of Architecture & Planning
3/14, Hariom Nagar, Indian Institute of Technology
Contact No. : +91 1332-28-4770 Marris Road Roorkee - 247667
+91 (0) 75000 611 99 Aligarh- 202001 Uttarakhand
Web Links: https://iitr-in.academia.edu/SmritiSaraswat; http://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/AR/pages/People+Faculty_List.html
https://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/AR/pages/People+Faculty+spacefap.html
PEN PROFILE
Smriti Saraswat is trained as an Architect and Interior-
Designer. She has been awarded with a Letter of Merit
from the CEPT University, Ahmedabad. She is currently an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and
Planning at IIT Roorkee (Uttarakhand, India). She is
passionate about Interior-Architecture; Design Research
and Writing; Craft and Technology; Traditional Building
Practices; Indigenous Communities; Skill Development;
Women Empowerment; Cultural and Architectural
Heritage; Narratives; and Pedagogy.
She has worked on – a) prestigious projects focusing on
conservation while working with Development and
Research Organisation on Nature, Arts and Heritage (DRONAH), Gurgaon; b) projects and events
discussing craft & technology, design innovation and interior-architecture during her tenure as a
senior researcher at Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC), CEPT University,
Ahmedabad, with a focus on conducting workshops, prototyping, developing monographs based on
these, and creating material inventories; c) projects and events focusing on art-craft-interior-
architecture traditions of Uttarakhand with IIT Roorkee and Ministry of Culture; and, d) a joint project
on Model Village Development for the Juang Tribe of Odisha, funded by HUDCO.
Her Ph.D. (pursued at IIT Roorkee), is an attempt to explore frameworks for interventions in Space-
Making Crafts (more popularly known as building crafts or architectural crafts) of Uttarakhand (India).
She has received several grants and scholarships; organised varied national and international
workshops; training programmes; short term courses, including GIAN and NPTEL; trans-disciplinary
academic workshops at IIT Roorkee that focus on materials; craft and technology; interior-
architecture; and, design innovations.; set up collaborations with National and International schools
and organisations; and authored several publications. She loves to travel; document; read; create
photo essays; and tell stories.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture & Planning, IIT Roorkee, India
since 19th
Nov. 2012
• Worked as a Senior Researcher from March 2011 to Oct 2012 with Design Innovation and Craft
Resource Centre, School of Interior Design, CEPT (Centre for Environment Planning and
Technology) University, Ahmedabad
Involved in following projects:
1. Space Making Craft Workshops (Research and Documentation, Organizing
Workshops, Developing Craft‐Design Prototypes, Writing Monographs/Reports on
various activities )
2. Crafts Inventory of Gujarat (Mapping and Inventory)
3. DICRC Web Portal – Craft Based Resource Hub
4. Craft Digital Resource Lab
• Visiting Faculty at Growmore School of Architecture, Gujarat for one year during 2011-12
• Independent architectural practice during 2008-2012
• Internship at DRONAH (Development & Research Organization for Nature, Arts & Heritage),
Gurgaon from May18 ‐ Jul18 2009 under Dr. Shikha Jain
Involved in following projects:
1. Glass Work, City Palace, Udaipur
2. Condition Assessment of Arts Work, City Palace, Udaipur
3. Arts Trail, City Palace, Udaipur
• B.Arch. Final Year Training in Professional Practices with the firm AADHARSHILA-Architecture,
Interiors & Turnkey Solution Providers, New Delhi from Feb 05, 2008 to JUNE 05, 2008.
Involved in following projects:
1. Office Interiors for Bayer Group, Delta Square, Gurgaon
2. Proposed Pawa Grand Mall, Rohini, New Delhi
3. Office Interiors for Globus Infocom Limited, Okhla Estate, New Delhi
• One and half months sixth semester (May 2006‐June 2006) training under Divya Kush and
Associates, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Involved in following projects:
1. Shopping Centre, Dergaon, Assam
2. Kangla Fort, Imphal
3. Smith Estates, Bhowali, Nainital
ACADEMIA
• (July 2013 Onward) – Pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Roorkee
Topic – “Frameworks for Interventions in Space Making Crafts of Uttarakhand”
• (2010) - Masters in Interior Architecture and Design (MIAD) from School of Interior Design,
CEPT University (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology), Ahmadabad, India
(Batch Topper with Letter of Merit)
Thesis Topic – “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts as a Narrative Medium for
‘Radhasoami Samadh’ (Soami Bagh, Agra)”
• (2008) - B. ARCH. from Zakir Husain College of Engg. & Tech., Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh, India [Thesis Topic – “Amusement Park, Rohini, New Delhi”]
• (2003) - 12th from Senior Secondary Girls, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• (2001) - 10th from C.B.S.E Board
ACCOLADES/AWARDS
• 2011: Received the DRONAH Educational Grant
• 2011: Received the Letter of Merit from CEPT University, Ahmedabad for academic excellence
• 2012: Invited in the prestigious ‘International Conference on Narratives’, as the moderator of one
of the panels - "Space, Place and Travel”, during 15th
- 17th
Mar, 2012 in Las Vegas
• 2013‐2015: Involved in initiating and establishing MoU between IIT Roorkee and Aalto University,
Finland, in the capacity of IIT Roorkee representative in several delegations organized with MHRD;
continue to set-up collaborations in the form of workshops; international courses; and visits
• 2015: Awarded with DAAD IIT MSP Program to RWTH Aachen, Germany during 28th
February –
11th
March 2015
• 2016: Best Paper Award in the section on ‘Art, Craft and Heritage’, in the International Conference
on ‘Sustainable Built Environment’, IIT Roorkee
• 2017: Lead the team of Interior Design Students from APD, IIT Roorkee, as a faculty mentor, in
FoAID New Delhi, during 22nd
– 23rd
Sep. 2017, and won in the silver category
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH GRANTS
S.
No.
Title of Project Funding
Agency
Financial
Outlay
Year of
Start &
total
period
Name of P.I. and other
investigators
Status
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Monograph ‘Dharohar’
– Understanding the
Importance of Art in
Interior-Architecture
Documenting Space-
Making Crafts of
Uttarakhand
Model Village
Development for Juang
Tribe in Odisha
Project Dharohar
(Pilot Study: Almora)
Project Dharohar
(Contd.)‐ Heritage
Preservation in
Uttarakhand: Art and
Craft Workshops, a
Medium
Heritage Conservation
of Solani Aqueduct,
QIP, IIT
Roorkee
IIT
Roorkee
(FIG)
HUDCO
IIT
Roorkee
MHRD
&
JSDF
MHRD
0.20
Lakhs
7.5 Lakhs
22.25
Lakhs
1.17
Lakhs
02 Crores
06 Crores
Apr 2013
1 Year
May
2013
3 Years
Mar
2014
2 Years
July
2014
4 Mths.
June
2014
3 Years
Feb 2015
3 Years
Smriti Saraswat
Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Co-P.I. Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Ms. Harshit Lakra
P.I. Ms. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Dr. Ila Gupta
Dr. Gaurav Raheja
Ms.Harshit Lakra
P.I. Pradipta Banerji
Co-P.I. Harshit Lakra
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Submitted
(No
Communic
ation)
Submitted
and Under
7.
8.
09.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Roorkee
Empowering Rural
Women Artisans of
Uttarakhand through
Technological
Developments and
Dissemination: Focus
on Aepan Art of District
Almora
Safeguarding the
Traditional
Craftmanship of
Almora and
Pithoragarh through
Documentation and
Workshops (Focus on
Aepan and Likhai
Kaam)
3 day National
Workshop –
‘Dharohar‐2015’
and
Monograph Sanchay
SWAYAM – Online
Courses
Book “Sanchay - Art,
Craft and Interior
Architecture of
Uttarakhand”
DOCUMENTING THE
ART, CRAFT AND
INTERIOR-
ARCHITECTURE OF
RAJASTHAN
(Through Participatory
Workshops and
Community
Interaction)
‘PARAMPARA’
DST
MOC
CUDD,
IIT
Roorkee
MHRD
QIP, IIT
Roorkee
MoC
MoC
67.82
Lakhs
13 lakhs
5.7 Lakhs
Yet to be
decided
0.30
Lakhs
14 lakhs
14 lakhs
Jan 2015
2 Years
Apr 2015
3 Years
Aug 15
3 Days
Oct 15
8 Weeks
April 16
1 Year
Sub. in
July
2016
Sub. in
Dr. Pushplata
Dr. Gaurav Raheja
Mr. Sanjay Chikermane
Ms. Smriti Saraswat
Dr. Arindam Biswas
P.I. Dr. Ila Gupta
Co-P.I. Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Harshit Lakra
Dr. Ila Gupta
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Dr. Ila Gupta
Dr. Gaurav Raheja
Ms.Harshit Lakra
Mr. Saptarshi Kolay
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Dr. Madan Meena
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Review
Submitted
and Under
Review
Approved
In-Progress
Completed
Submitted
(No
Communic
ation)
Approved
Under
Review
Under
14.
15.
16
17
18
19
20
21
DOCUMENTING
TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
IN INTERIOR-
ARCHITECTURE OF
UTTARAKHAND
(Through Participatory
Workshops and
Community
Interaction)
GIAN Course on –
“Interior-Architecture,
Craft and Design: Focus
on Inter-Disciplinarity”
‘PRATHA’
DOCUMENTING THE
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
OF ALMORA (focus on
Likhai Kaam)
‘SHILPSHALA’ -
DOCUMENTING THE
WORK SPACES OF
CRAFTSPERSONS OF
WALLED CITY, JAIPUR
Cultural Industries and
Skill Development
NPTEL Course on –
“Role of Craft &
Technology in Interior
Architecture”
GIAN Course on –
“Architectural Theory:
Worldviews,
Conceptual Histories
and Role Models”
‘SANCHAY’ - VISUAL
INVENTORIES OF THE
BUILT SPACES IN
ALMORA
DISTRICT OF
UTTARAKHAND
Documenting the
MHRD
INTACH
INTACH
Project
Vishwaj
eet
MHRD
MHRD
UNESCO
INTACH
8.4 Lakhs
13 lakhs
3.2 Lakhs
350 Lakhs
3 Lakhs
5.44
Lakhs
0.4 lakhs
10 Lakhs
July
2016
03rd
–
12th
Oct
2016
(7 Days)
Sub. In
Oct.
2016
Sub. In
Oct.
2016
Sub. In
Oct.
2016
2017
8 Weeks
20th
–
24th
Dec.
2017
(5 Days)
Sub. in
2017
Sub. in
Co-P.I. Dr. Shekhar Joshi
Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
Foreign Faculty:
Prof. Maarit Saalolainen,
Aalto University, Finland
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Gaurav Mathur
P.I. Pooja Nigam
Co-P.I. Smriti saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
Foreign Faculty:
Prof. Axel Sowa, RWTH,
Aachen (Germany)
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Review
Completed
Not
Approved
Not
Approved
Not
Approved
Approved
In-Progress
Approved
Not
Approved
Under
22
Creative Economy and
Cultural Industries of
Uttarakhand
National Workshop-
cum-Training
Programme ‘Dharohar‐
2017’
(focus on design
interventions and
prototyping)
IGNCA
11 Lakhs
2017
2018
6 days
P.I. Smriti Saraswat
Co-P.I. Dr. Ila Gupta
Dr. Gaurav Raheja
Dr. Tina Pujara
Review
Sanctioned
(finalizing
the MoU)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Joint Research on – “Model Village Development for Juang Tribe of Odhisha through Public and
Private Partnership”, funded by HUDCO (P.I. Ms. Harshit Lakra, Co-P.I. Ms. Smriti Saraswat)
Status: On‐Going
Brief Description
The Juang is one of the primitive tribe of Odisha. They are found in Odisha exclusively in
Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, and Angul district. There are currently 32 villages of Juang Tribe in
the region. This Tribe displays a unique culture and a social system, which is significant to
conserve and promote for sustainable future. Through this research and design
development study, first an intensive study is being done on the cultural and social pattern
of the Juang Tribe. This is followed by detailed study of their village and housing pattern
and associated potential and challenges. Final part shall involve development of the house
design which addresses their socio-cultural, regional and incremental housing needs.
2. “Documenting Space Making Crafts of Uttarakhand: Proposing Craft-Design Innovations for
Contemporary Interior-Architecture” sponsored under Faculty Initiation Grant (7.5 lakhs), IITR
for the duration: 2012-15 - By Ms. Smriti Saraswat
Status: Completed
Brief Description
Space making crafts (SMC) are the crafts that are directly or indirectly related to the making
Of buildings, both exterior and interior (Interior-Architecture). This project focuses on the
development of regional SMC of Uttarakhand through documentation of traditional living
heritage; creating space making crafts inventory (SMCI), identifying craftspersons and craft
clusters; exploring craft-design innovation through best case-studies; and suggesting design
solutions by integrating craft-design innovations in contemporary Interior-Architecture.
3. Understanding the Significance and Role of Art in Interior-Architecture: Specific Reference to Art
Works in City Palace, Udaipur Sponsored by QIP, IITR (20,000/-) for the duration: 2012-13
Status: Finished and Published
Brief Description
This research is based on the work done at School of Interior Design, CEPT University and
Development and Research Organization for Nature, Art and Heritage (DRONAH). This
research attempts to study the significance and role of art work in Interior-Architecture,
with specific reference to City Palace, Udaipur. The palace is very famous for the use of
glass, mirror; various paintings; surface finishes and mosaic work. Significant amount of
thematic art work (paintings) can also be seen in many other parts of this palace. The use of
such art and craft in Mewar was observed from around the late 18th century through
Mughal and European influence. The most prominent example of this is the Sheesh Mahal,
or Palace of Mirrors, in the City Palace, Udaipur. As an outcome of this research, a
monograph is published, which can be used as a pedagogical tool for the students and
teachers of architecture. It can also be used by designers, artisans, craftspersons and
professionals as well.
4. Dharohar – A National Workshop on Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable Design
Status: Finished
Brief Description
IIT Roorkee has taken an initiative to organize and conduct workshops, which provide a
platform where design; art; craft; and industrial process engage with each other to create
an understanding for the existing heritage and lead to synergies for innovation. The first
workshop in this series called ‘Dharohar - Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable
Design’ was a national workshop, which was planned under the aegis of Centre for Urban
Design and Development (CUDD) at IIT Roorkee under the patronage of Director Prof.
Pradipta Banerji during 16th
to 18th
August 2015. This was a first of its kind workshop at IIT
Roorkee. It was a tribute to the art-craft and artisans-craftpersons of India, and was
especially dedicated to commend and glorify such traditions in Uttarakhand. Smriti
Saraswat, a faculty member in Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee was
the coordinator of the workshop. A resolute team of four members helped her – Dr. Ila
Gupta; Dr. Gaurav Rahjeja; Ms. Harshit Lakra; Mr. Saptarshi Kolay (all from Department of
Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee). Mrs. Amita Sharma had humbly consented to
become the chief guest. She is the former secretary, Government of India. She is currently
heading an effort to design games for primary school children. The workshop facilitated the
coming together of 26 (from different parts of Uttarakhand); 07 invited experts (from all
over India); 06 in-house mentors (from different departments of IIT Roorkee); and, 90
students (from all over India including IIT Roorkee).
It focused on five indigenous crafts of Uttarakhand – aepan, copper, ringaal, wood and
weaving. The workshop had three themes:
a) Heritage Awareness and Cultural Industries
b) Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable Design
c) Future Road Maps
It was supported by Uttarakhand Handloom and Handicraft Development Council
(UHHDC); Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (UBFDB); District Industries
Centre (DIC), Almora; and, Alaya Design Studio based in Dehradun.
5. Space Making Crafts and Interior‐Architecture
Sponsored by Govt. of Gujarat and Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC), CEPT
University, Ahmedabad during 2011‐12
Status: Finished
Brief Description
At Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, the
researcher had been involved in extensive research on the crafts in interior-architecture
(space making crafts) where she had played a vital role in developing framework for space
making craft workshops, research and documentation, developing craft-design prototypes
and developing monographs based on these workshops. She also worked on the Space
Making Crafts Inventory of Gujarat, where she did both qualitative and quantitative research
to document varied materials, crafts, tools, techniques, craftpersons involved, local
terminology and regional variations of these crafts within Gujarat. She contributed in
research and content generation for the DICRC Web Portal, which is a craft based resource
hub. She wrote many papers and articles related to these topics during this period, and also
included them as important pedagogical tools during guest and visiting lectures.
6. Frameworks of Interventions for Space Making Crafts of Uttarakhand.- Ph.D. Research started in
July 2013 at IIT Roorkee
Status: On‐Going
Brief Description
Architects, Designers, Artisans and Craft persons are gradually becoming aware of the space-
making attributes of arts and crafts; but a lot of effort is still required to disseminate this
knowledge; and bring it into contemporary crafts education and design practices. It is crucial,
not just to document and preserve the regional art and craft forms, but also to propose their
applications in contemporary design education and practices. They are not simply relics from
the past, but are the key to reviving some lost design principles. There is an urgent need for
research; study; documentation; and organizing programs and pedagogy models related to
art-craft forms of vernacular and traditional built environments of India. This Ph.D. research
is an attempt to explore innovative and inter-disciplinary paradigms of interior-architecture
pedagogy and practice, focusing on art-craft based models.
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS / SYMPOSIA / WORKSHOPS/ GUEST LECTURES
Smriti Saraswat “Campus Planning -Master Plan Development
Workshop Series” organized by IIT Roorkee and EHDD
IIT Roorkee 01st
- 02nd
February,
2013,
10th
– 13th
March 2013
7th
– 10th
May, 2013
12th
June,
2013,
14th
August
2013
Coordinated and organized a Study Tour of Third Year
Architecture Students to Ahmedbad
IIT Roorkee 25th
March
- 01st
April
2013
B.Arch. Syllabus Restructuring Workshop - I, Organized
by Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT
Roorkee
Greater Noida
Campus of IIT
Roorkee
1st
May
2013
Coordinated and organized a workshop on Cradle-to-
Cradle approach for Design: Creating Prototypes using
Bottle Bricks, for first year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee April 2013
Future of Cities Workshop, Organized by MHRD, IIT New Delhi 19th
July
Mumbai and IIT Roorkee 2013
Syllabus Restructuring Workshop-III, Organized by
Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
12th
-14th
September
2013
Workshop on Indo-Finnish Collaborations for Higher
Education and Research, Organized by MHRD and IITs
along with Aalto University
Aalto University,
Finland
22nd
-25th
September
2013
International Seminar on “Art and its Importance in
Other Fields”, Organized by Faculty of Visual Art
Kumaun
University, Almora
06th
– 08th
October
2013
Deconstructing Design Workshop, Organized by MHRD
and IIT Hyderabad
New Delhi 05th
– 07th
November
2013
UK-India Future Cities Workshop, Organized
by UK Science & Innovation Network, Research
Councils UK, India, MHRD
Hotel Taj
Palace, New Delhi
24th
- 25th
February
2014
Organized Creative Workshop on Typography for First
Year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee February
2014
Organised Creative Workshop on Papier Mache and its
Applications in Interior-Architecture for First Year and
Second Year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee 05th
- 06th
March 2014
Organised Creative Workshop on Papier Mache and its
Applications in Interior-Architecture for the students
of Anushruti – A Social initiative of IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee 07th
March
2014
Organised Creative Workshop on Calligraphy for First
Year Year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee March 2014
Workshop on Indo-Finnish Collaborations for Higher
Education and Research, Organized by IIT Bombay
along with Aalto University
IIT Bombay,
Bombay
07th
- 09th
April 2014
Visited to deliver four expert lectures on Building
Construction in the Faculty of Architecture
Moradabad
Institute of
Technology,
Moradabad
15th
April
2014
19th
-20th
April 2014
23rd
April
2014
Organised a Presentation and Talk on Materials and
Structures, by Prof. Maarit Salolainen, Aalto University
IIT Roorkee 04th
August
2014
Organised a Talk on by Prof. Maarit Salolainen, Aalto
University in ASMITA – A Social Initiative of IIT
Roorkee
IIT Roorkee 05th
August
2014
Organised Creative Workshop on “Material
Explorations and Applications in Construction
Industry: Papier Mache, a Medium” for First Year and
Second Year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee 26th
– 27th
August
2014
Organised Creative Workshop on "Terracotta:
Transformation through Time and Technology" for
First Year and Second Year B. Arch. Students
IIT Roorkee 26th
– 27th
September
2014
Organised an Exhibition during Anushruti (A social
initiative of IIT Roorkee - A special school for the
hearing impaired )Silver Jubilee Event
IITR Greater Noida
Extension Centre
08th
November
2014
International Conference on Research into Design
(ICORD) – presenting paper on – “Craft, a Narrative
Barometer for Design (Interior-Architecture)”
IISC, Bangalore 07th
– 09th
January
2015
Organised Creative Workshop on 'Poster Design' for
First Year B. Arch. students
IIT Roorkee 23-Jan-15
Visited Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre
to have a post seminar discussion on ‘Crafting Future’
CEPT University 09th
February
2015
Organised with Dr. Ila Gupta - Creative Workshop on
'Screen Printing' for First Year and Third Year B. Arch.
students
IIT Roorkee 27th
February
2015
DAAD IIT MSP Supervisor Visit Germany 28th
February –
11th
March
2015
Project related workshop and exhibition titled " Model
Village Development with Public and Private
Partnership" under the project " Model Village
Development for Juang Tribe of Odisha through Public
and Private Partnership" for M. Arch and MURP
students
Ms. Harshit S. Lakra (PI) along with Ms. Smriti
Saraswat (Co-PI)
IIT Roorkee 24th
– 25th
March 2015
Co-Organized the National Conference on Sustainable
Built Environment
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
10th
– 12th
April 2015
Coordinated and Organised “Dharohar - A Three Day
National Workshop on Craft and Skill Development for
Sustainable Design”, under the aegis of CUDD, IIT
Roorkee
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
16th
– 18th
August
2015
Coordinated and Organised a Guest Lecture and
Workshop by Ar. Saili Sonar, Architect & Interior,
Designer Nasik on ‘Colour Configuration in Interior
Architecture’
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
10th
-11th
September
2015
Organised a Workshop on – “Photography and Script
Writing”, conducted by Mr. Himanshu Soni, for the
Cinematic Section, Cultural Council, IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee 04th
– 05th
October
2015
Coordinated and Organised a Workshop on –
“Weaving”, conducted by Ram Kumar from the
Hastshilpa Navjyoti Sansthan ,Haridwar, for the First
Year B. Arch. students
IIT Roorkee 18th
October
2015
Coordinated and organized a Study Tour of Second
Year Architecture Students to Manali
IIT Roorkee October
2015
Gave a lecture and conducted an interactive session
on – “My Odyssey into the Curious Thing called
Architecture”
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, Aligarh
Muslim University
07th
November
2015
Co-Organised a Workshop on “Food Security for
Sustainable Development” under the project HUDCO
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
13th
-14th
November
2015
Roorkee
Presented a Paper – “Koti Banal Architecture of
Uttarakhand: Community Involvement and Indigenous
realities” at the International Conference on South
Asian Vernacular Architecture, organized by SPA
Bhopal and IGMS, Bhopal
SPA Bhopal 11th
– 13th
December
2015
Presented a poster presentation during the
International Seminar on ‘Inside Future-Future Inside’,
organized and conducted by School of Interior Design,
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
CEPT University,
Ahmedabad
22nd
December
2015
Co-Organised a visit and interactive session on –
“Prison Architecture” for the B. Arch. Third Year
Students
Faculy Coordinator: Tina Pujara
Other Faculty: Smriti Saraswat, Ram Sateesh
Tihar Jail Complex,
New Delhi
11th
February
2016
Stake Holder Workshops and Interactive Sessions with
Juang Tribe; Housing Development Authorities; NGOs;
and, Individuals, under project HUDCO
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Orissa 20th
– 28th
February
2016
Co-Organised a workshop and Jury on – “Prison
Architecture” for the B. Arch. Third Year Students
Faculy Coordinator: Tina Pujara
Other Faculty: Smriti Saraswat, Ram Sateesh
Tihar Jail Complex,
New Delhi
04th
– 05th
April 2016
Organised a Workshop on “Parametric and Generative
Design processes” for M. Arch. First Year students
under the subject – Design Methodology
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
09th
– 10th
April 2016
Co-organised a Workshop on “Solidarity, Identity and
Indigenous Youth” under the project HUDCO
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
10th
April
2016
Co-organised a Workshop on “Solidarity, Identity and
Indigenous Youth” under the project HUDCO
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
10th
April
2016
Organised a technical Session-cum-Workshop on
“Make It Sustainable Building Materials (MiSBM)” for
the B. Arch. Fourth Year Students under the subject –
Finishes, Specifications and Materials
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
12th
April
2016
Invited for the Jury of B. Arch. First Year DIT, Dehradun 22nd
April
2016
Co-Organised a Design Jam focusing on “Recycling
Spaces through multi-disciplinary approaches that
cross fertilize innovate design”, in collaboration with
the Dept. of Civil Engineering
Chairperson – Prof. CSP Ojha; Convenors – Dr. Sanjay
Chikermane and Dr. Vipul Prakash; Organising Team –
Dr. Ila Gupta, Ar. Smriti Saraswat and Ar. Maanavi
Suneja
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
03rd
– 04th
May 16
Invited for the Jury of B. Arch. First Year Jamia Milia Islamia
University, New
Delhi
05th
May 16
Co-organised interaction with social scientist from
XISS, Ranchi and TSRDC Jamshedpur At XISS, Ranchi,
under the project “Model Village Development for
Juang Tribe of Odisha through Public and Private
Partnership’ funded by HUDCO/HSMI.
P.I. Harshit Lakra
Co – P.I. Smriti saraswat
IIT Roorkee 22nd
– 27th
June 2016
Coordinated and Organized a Workshop for I Year B.
Arch. And Cinematic Section, Cultural Council students
on – “Photography, a Tool for Visual Documentation”
Conducted by: Architect and Photographer Himanshu
Soni
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
22nd
– 23rd
September
2016
Coordinated and organized GIAN Course on –
“Interior-Architecture, Craft and Design: Focus on
Interdisciplinarity”
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Maarit Salolainen
Local Coordinator: Prof. Sandeep Singh
IIT Roorkee 03rd
– 12th
October
2016
One Day National Participatory Workshop on –
“Cultural Industries of Uttarakhand” jointly organized
under the aegis of IIT Roorkee and Sangeet Natak
Academy (Ministry of Culture), as part of the ongoing
project - 'Dharohar'
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
13th
October
2016
Coordinated and Organized a Workshop for II Year B.
Arch. Students on – “Timber Construction”
Conducted by: Ar. Gaurav Mathur
Department of
Architecture and
Planning, IIT
Roorkee
25th
October
2016
Presented “Design for Women-safe Public Spaces:
Challenges and Concerns in the Specific Case of Delhi,
India", at Spaces and Flows: Seventh International
Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies
University of
Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, USA
10th
-11th
November
2016
Invited for the Jury of B. Arch. Final Year Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh
19th
November
2016
Gave a brief podium presentation and a poster
presentation on – “Koti Banal Architecture of
Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community
Involvement” at ICORD 2017
IIT, Guwahati 09th
– 11th
January
2017
Presented a paper and received the Best Paper Award
in the International Conference on Sustainable Built
Environment – 2017, in the session – Art, Craft and
Heritage
IIT, Roorkee 03rd
– 05th
Feb 2017
Coordinated and Organized a study tour for II Year B.
Arch. students to Doon School, Dehradun and
Mondrian House, Dehradun as part of Design Studio,
focusing on School Design (Kindergarten and Junior
High School)
Studio Faculty Team: Dr. Mahua Mukherjee; Smriti
Saraswat; Manavvi Suneja
IIT, Roorkee 17th
Feb
2017
Coordinated and Organized a study tour for II Year B.
Arch. students to Agra; Gwalior and Orchcha focusing
on History of Indian Architecture
IIT, Roorkee 24th
Feb –
01st
Mar
2017
Coordinated and Organized a workshop for I Year B.
Arch. students on – “Nature and Form” with Rajeev
Meena, Studio RM
IIT, Roorkee 04th
– 05th
Mar 2017
Coordinated and Organized a workshop for the
Cinematic Section, Cultural Council on – ‘pre-
production and design for films, with Chetan Sharma
from Animagic India
IIT, Roorkee 18th
– 19th
Mar 2017
Coordinated and Organized a workshop for the I Yr. B.
Arch. students on – ‘Human centered design-
Designing for people’, with Sanjay Agrawal, FRDC,
Bangalore
IIT, Roorkee 31st
Mar –
01st
Apr
2017
Organised a Talk on "History of Indian Architecture
(especially ,covering Taj Mahal)", by Prof. S.C. Handa
IIT, Roorkee 19th
April
2017
Coordinated and Organized a one day workshop for
the final year M. Arch. students on – ‘Transgender and
the City’, as part of the M. Arch. Design Studio
Studio In charge: Dr. Tina Pujara
Co – Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
Dehradun 18th
Aug.
2017
Was invited as one of the key speakers in the Golden
Jubilee National Seminar on "Promotion of Skills and
Technologies for Sustainable Rural Development in
India”, and presented on “Documenting the Cultural-
Creative Industries of Uttarakhand: Specific Focus on
the Art, Craft, Interior-Architecture”
NITTTR,
Chandigarh
31st
Aug. –
01st
Sep.
2017
Coordinated and Organized a one day workshop-cum-
review for the final year M. Arch. students on –
‘Transgender and the City’, as part of the M. Arch.
Design Studio
Studio In charge: Dr. Tina Pujara
Co – Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
IIT, Roorkee 04th
Sep.
2017
Organized a guest lecture for the II year B. Arch.
students on – ‘Fundamentals of Construction”,
conducted by Ar. Anupam Nayak, NAYAK &
ASSOCIATES, Roorkee
IIT, Roorkee 09th
Sep.
2017
Lead a team of students as a faculty mentor in the
Festival of Architecture and Interior Design (FoAID)
New Delhi, and won in the silver category, in the
National Art Installation Design Competition called
Expressions
New Delhi 22nd
– 23rd
Sep. 2017
Coordinated and Organized a one day workshop-cum-
review for the final year M. Arch. students on –
‘Transgender and the City’, as part of the M. Arch.
Design Studio
Studio In charge: Dr. Tina Pujara
Co – Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
IIT, Roorkee 28th
Sep.
2017
Coordinated and Organized a ten day International
Studio Tour (01st
– 10th
Oct, 2017) and a Joint Studio
with the Chulalongkorn University (02nd
– 06th
Oct,
Bangkok 01st
- 10th
Oct. 2017
2017) for the final year M. Arch. students on – ‘Urban
Design for Transgender, as part of the M. Arch. Design
Studio
Studio In charge: Dr. Tina Pujara
Co – Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
Coordinated with the Institute Lecture Series
Committee, the Institute Lecture on – “Pursuit of
Meaning: Legacy, practice and semantics in Design
discourse”, by Dr. Seema Khanwalkar, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad
IIT Roorkee 12th
Oct.
2017
Organized a two days guest lecture-cum-workshop-
cum-review for the II year B. Arch. students on –
‘Fundamentals of Construction: Focus on Roofs”,
conducted by Ar. Anurag Khandelwal, Wood Barn &
ELDECO, Agra
IIT, Roorkee 04th
– 05th
Nov. 2017
Organized a two days guest lecture-cum-workshop-
cum-review for the III year B. Arch. students on –
‘Sustainable Interior Design”, conducted by Ar. Sanjay
Agrawal and Ar. Shreya Krishnan, FRDC, Bangalore
IIT, Roorkee 05th
– 06th
Nov. 2017
Coordinated and Organized a one day workshop-cum-
review for the final year M. Arch. students on –
‘Transgender and the City’, as part of the M. Arch.
Design Studio
Studio In charge: Dr. Tina Pujara
Co – Faculty: Smriti Saraswat
IIT, Roorkee 10th
Nov.
2017
Representing IIT Roorkee in the India Design Summit,
organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),
in collaboration with National Institute of Design (NID)
and India Design Council (IDC)
Coordinator: Prof. Ila Gupta
Co-Coordinators: Smriti saraswat; Saptarshi Kolay;
Dr. Sonal Atreya
Hyderabad 05th
– 06th
Dec. 2017
(approved,
but did not
happen)
Coordinated and Organized a three day workshop on –
‘Vault & Dome Construction using Mud’ (open to all)
Experts: Ar. Varun Thautam; Prof. R. Shankar
IIT, Roorkee 12th
– 14th
Jan. 2018
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Name of Faculty Name of the course Venue Dates
Smriti Saraswat Fundamentals of Sociolinguistics
Course Coordinator: Dr. Smita Jha
QIP, IIT
Roorkee
10th
June 2014
Recent Trends in Application of Art in
Architecture
Course Coordinator: Dr. Ila Gupta
QIP, IIT
Roorkee
09th
June 15
SHORT TERM COURSES ORGANISED/APPROVED
S. No. Name of Course/Workshop Duration QIP/MHRD
1. Architecture and Visual Communication
Course Coordinators: Saptarshi Kolay; Dr. Ila Gupta;
Smriti Saraswat
02nd
– 06th
Mar 16
(approved, but did
not happen)
QIP
2. GIAN Course on “Interior-Architecture, Craft and
Design: Focus on Inter-Disciplinarity”
Course Coordinator: Smriti Saraswat
Foreign Faculty: Maarit Salolainen
03rd
– 10th
Oct 16 MHRD
3. GIAN Course on “Architectural Theory: Worldviews,
Conceptual Histories and Role Models”
Course Coordinator: Smriti Saraswat, IIT Roorkee
Foreign Faculty: Axel Sowa, RWTH University Aachen
(Germany)
20th
– 24th
Dec 17 MHRD
4. NPTEL Course on – “Role of Craft & Technology in
Interior-Architecture”
On-Going MHRD
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Name of the
Faculty
Member
National
Collaborations
International
Collaborations
Patents MoU/MoA details
Smriti Saraswat Represented IIT Roorkee as one of the
team members, in the process of
establishing an MoU with Alto University,
Finland during 2013-15 (MoU established
in 2015); continuing to collaborate and
work; invited Prof. Maarit Salolainen for
the GIAN course in Oct 2016
Represented IIT
Roorkee during
the creation of
National Design
Manifesto
(outcome of
the
Deconstructing
Design
Workshop
organised by
MHRD, India)
during 2014-
15; Continuing
to work on it
through DIC
proposal 2017
Was selected
for DAAD IIT
MSP
SUPERVISOR
PROGRAMME
to RWTH
University,
Aachen
(Germany)
during 28th
Feb 15 to 11th
Mar 15, thus
establishing an
international
collaboration
with Prof. Axel
Sowa;
Continuing to
collaborate;
invited Prof.
Working with IGNCA to develop an MoU
for conducting training programmes-
cum-workshops, which focus on cultural
and creative industries (in-progress)
Axel Sowa for
the upcoming
GIAN course,
going to be
held in Dec
2017
Collaborated
with
Uttarakhand
Handlooms and
Handicrafts
Council;
Uttarakhand
Bamboo and
Fiber
Development
Board; District
Industries
Centre at
Almora and
Alaya Design
Studio at
Dehradun for a
three day
National
Workshop on
“Craft and Skill
Development
for Sustainable
Design” under
the aegis of
CUDD, IIT
Roorkee
Co-
Coordinators:
Dr. Ila Gupta;
Dr. Gaurav
Raheja; Harshit
Lakra;
Saptarshi Kolay
Continuing to
work with
them in the
next workshop
Organised a
Course on –
“Interior-
Architecture,
Craft and
Design: Focus
on Inter-
Disciplinarity”
with
Foreign Faculty
- Prof. Maarit
Salolainen (Alto
University,
finland) during
03rd
Oct 16 to
10th
Oct 16
under GIAN,
MHRD
Established
Collaboration
with HUDCO
for a Project
with Harshit
Lakra (P.I.);
presented the
Coordinated
and Organized
a ten day
International
Studio Tour in
Bangkok (01st
– 10th Oct,
second phase
of the project
in April 2017
2017) and a
Joint Studio
with the
Chulalongkorn
University
(02nd – 06th
Oct, 2017) for
the final year
M. Arch.
students on –
‘Urban Design
for
Transgender,
as part of the
M. Arch. Design
Studio
Studio In
charge: Dr. Tina
Pujara
Co – Faculty:
Smriti Saraswat
Contributed in
establishing
collaboration
with Doon
School in 2017,
for
architectural
visits of
students of IIT
Roorkee
Team: Dr.
Mahua
Mukherjee;
Smriti
Saraswat;
Manavvi Suneja
GIAN Course
on
“Architectural
Theory:
Worldviews,
Conceptual
Histories and
Role Models”
Course
Coordinator:
Smriti
Saraswat, IIT
Roorkee
Foreign
Faculty: Axel
Sowa, RWTH
University
Aachen
Established
Collaboration
with FRDC,
Bangalore, one
of the most
reputed design
firms in India. It
has been
recognized in
Top Retail
Design Firms
VM+SD - Visual
Merchandising
& Store Design,
May 2017.
FRDC was
invited for
guest lecture at
APD, IIT
Roorkee in
March 2017;
and one of our
students
Bhawana Soni
also did her
internship with
them. The
collaboration
continues.
INSTITUTE / DEPARTMENT LEVEL INVOLVEMENT
1. Holding departmental responsibilities as O.C. Workshop; O.C. Exhibition; O.C. Annual Report
and BOG Report; Outlook Survey and Department Publicity; Faculty Advisor at both B. Arch.
And M. Arch. Levels; and, Member of Counseling Cell; Anti-Ragging Committee; Faculty
Search Committee; DAC; DAPC
2. Faculty advisor for Cinematics and Light & Audio Sections of Cultural Council, IIT Roorkee, till
Aug 2017.
3. Member for Anushruti, a social initiative of IIT Roorkee and Asmita - Society for women, an
IIT Roorkee social initiative
4. Involved in IIT Roorkee Campus Master Plan – Vision
5. Involved in initiating Centre for Urban Design and Development at IIT Roorkee with MHRD
6. Involved in initiating and establishing MoU between IIT Roorkee and Aalto University,
Finland, in the capacity of IIT Roorkee representative in several delegations organized with
MHRD; continue to set-up collaborations in the form of workshops; international courses;
and visits
7. Involved in the DIC, IIT Roorkee
8. Has been holding a position of Institute representative at GATE
9. Involved in organising and conducting varied workshops that focus on material studies; craft
and technology; interior-architecture; design; and, innovations
10. Conducting Design Studios with co-faculty and addressing crucial projects like prison
architecture; early childhood development through design; cultural centres etc.
11. Taking students on study tours to expose them to various exemplary built forms and creative
projects
12. Involved in various academic jury panels
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1) Books
Published
i) “Stone Buildings of Gujarat” – The book is published by School of Interior Design in collaboration
with Gujarat Mineral Research and Development Society in the year 2010 (ISBN 81-904096-4-3)
Authors: Nimish Patel, Muktirajsinhji Chauhan, Bishakha Shome, Mansi G Shah, Eesha Agarwal,
Chinmay Patel
The author had worked as a Research Assistant for this book. This book documents in detail stone
buildings and allied artefacts from the earliest efforts through the golden period of the Solankis, the
Sultanate and the Colonial periods and use of stone in contemporary times. The book is illustrated
with pictures of almost all the significant stone buildings of Gujarat including religious places, tombs,
cemeteries, memorials, educational buildings, palaces, modest dwellings, step wells, tanks, lakes and
utility structures. It includes a brief note summarizing the chronological history of Gujarat's stone
buildings by six types and an exhaustive picture cataloguing of the components called elements in
the assembly of stone buildings.
ii) “Interior Architecture and Narratives: Craft, a Medium”, Lap-Lambert Publishing Ltd., Germany,
2017
In Progress
i) “Sanchay: Art, Craft and Interior Architecture of Uttarakhand”, QIP, IIT Roorkee, 2016-17
2) Research Papers in Journals
Published
i) “Radhasoami Samadh, Agra: Stone Crafts as medium of Narration”, CONTEXT – Journal of the
Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage, Volume VIII, Issue 1,
Spring/Summer 2011, pp 91-96
ii) “Emerging Trends in Tall Building Design: Environmental Sustainability through Renewable
Energy Technologies”, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, January 2014, pp.
116-120, Co-Author: Ar. Arif Kamal
iii) “Revival of Crafts and Social Change: Case Study on Dholka”, Springer, 2015, pp. 174 to 187
iv) “Craft, a Narrative Barometer for Interior‐Architecture: Specific Focus on Stone Crafts of India”,
Springer, 2015, Pp. 353-362; Co-Author: Dr. Gaurav Raheja
v) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement”,
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Chapter 14, Volume II, Springer 2017, Book ISBN: 978-
981-10-3520-3, pp. 165-177; Co-Author: Gautam Mayuresh
Accepted
i) “Interiors and Furnishings: Pre‐Twentieth Century India”, Encyclopedia of Asian Design, UK,
Bloomsbury, 2017
ii) “Design for Women‐safe Public Spaces: Challenges and Concerns in the Specific Case of Delhi,
India", Common Ground Publishers, USA, 2017
iii) “Vernacular Architecture of Uttarakhand”, Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the
World, Second Edition, UK, Bloomsbury: 2018
iv) “Vernacular Architecture of Rajasthan and Gujarat”(Ed.), Encyclopedia of Vernacular
Architecture of the World, Second Edition, UK, Bloomsbury: 2018
v) “Documenting the Cultural‐Creative Industries of Uttarakhand: Specific Focus on the Space‐
Making Crafts of Almora”, International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, Springer,
2017
vi) "Sustainable Craft Practices and Space‐making in Tech Design Contexts", in Garber, E.; Hochtritt,
L. and Sharma, M. Makers, Crafters, Educators: Working for Social Change, Routledge, 2018
3) Research Papers in Conferences
Presented
i) “Stone Crafts in Interior Architecture: Traditional Systems of Space Making (Specific Reference to
Radhasoami Samadh, Agra)” – presented at the Fourth Global Stone Technology Forum (15Dec –
16Dec 2011), organized by Centre for Development of Stones (CDOS), and Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in Jaipur, India
ii) “Technology, Innovation and Social Change: Crafts as an Important Conjunction” – presented in
the international conference on "Technology, Innovation and Social Change", organized and
conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 22-24th
January 2013
iii) “Importance of Art in Interior‐Architecture: Specific Reference to Art Works, City Palace
Udaipur, India” ‐ presented in the international seminar on "Importance of Art and it’s Inter-
relationship with other subjects", organized and conducted by Faculty of Visual Art, Kumaun
University, Almora during 06-07th
October 2013
iv) “Craft, a Narrative Barometer for Interior‐Architecture: Specific Focus on Stone Crafts of India”
– presented at ICORD 2015, 05th
International Conference on Research into Design, organized and
conducted by Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISC Bangalore during 07th
– 9th
January
2015
v) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement” –
presented at the International Conference on South Asian Vernacular Architecture, organized and
conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, at Bhopal, during 11th
– 13th
Dec 15; Co-
Authors: Gautam Mayuresh and Priyanka Mangaonkar
vi) “Design for Women‐safe Public Spaces: Challenges and Concerns in the Specific Case of Delhi,
India", presented at Spaces and Flows: Seventh International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban
Studies, 10th
-11th
November 2016, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
vii) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement” –
presented at the International Conference on Research into Design (ICORD), organized and
conducted by Department of Design, IIT Guwahati, during 09th
– 11th
January 17; Co-Author: Gautam
Mayuresh
viii) “Documenting the Cultural‐Creative Industries of Uttarakhand Specific Focus on the Space‐
Making Crafts of Almora", International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2017, IIT
Roorkee, 03rd
– 05th
Feb. 2016; Co-Author - Dr. Gaurav Raheja
ix) “Documenting the Cultural‐Creative Industries of Uttarakhand: Specific Focus on the Art, Craft,
Interior‐Architecture”, Golden Jubilee National Seminar on "Promotion of Skills and Technologies for
Sustainable Rural Development in India”, NITTTR Chandigarh, 31st
Aug. – 01st
Sep. 2017
Accepted
i) “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts as a Narrative Medium to understand
Methodology in Crafts” ‐ Paper Abstract Selected by Association of Art Historians for a conference
organized at University of Warwick (31Mar 11 to 02Apr 11) for a Session – “Telling Stories: Making
Research Accessible through Display”
ii) “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts, a Medium” – on the basis of this work, the
author was invited in 2012 International Conference on Narratives (15Mar - 17Mar 2012, Las Vegas)
as the moderator for one of the panels - "Space, Place and Travel”
iii) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement” –
to be presented in the International Conference on Research into Design at IIT Guwahati, 2017; Co-
Author: Gautam Mayuresh
iv) "Documenting, Preserving and Revitalizing the Art, Craft and Interior‐Architecture of Almora
(Uttarakhand)", ICOMOS General Assembly Conference, 11th
-15th
Dec. 20172017; Co-Author: Dr.
Gaurav Raheja, Gautam Mayuresh
4) Works selected in National Conventions
Published
i) Post‐Graduate Dissertation: “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts as a narrative
medium for Radhasoami Samadh (Soami Bagh, Agra)” - selected by Institute of Indian Interior
Designers for their Ninth National Convention 2011: “Reflections” – Heritage ‘n’ Interiors, held
during 04Feb 11 to 06Feb 11 in Jaipur, India
5) Articles/Essays in Periodicals/Magazines
Published
i) “Understanding Courtyard Design through Havelis of Rajasthan” – published in the periodical of
Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) – INSITE, Sep 11, pp. 18-21
ii) “India’s Art Kitli” – published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) –
INSITE, Nov.11, pp. 18-20
iii) “Space Making Crafts” – published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID)
– INSITE, Dec. 11, pp. 18-20
iv) “The Nuances of Thikri Kaam” - published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior
Designers (IIID) – INSITE, Jan 12, pp. 18-20
v) “Spiral: A Representation of Process and Growth” ‐ in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior
Designers (IIID) – INSITE, April 12, pp. 18-20
vi) “Natural Stones” – published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) –
INSITE, June 12, pp. 18-20
vii) “TILES” – published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) – INSITE, Cover
Story, Dec. 2012, pp. 24-30
viii) “Bottle Bricks and the Esthetics of Sustainability” – published in the magazine POOL, Indi-
design Group, Issue 35, 2013, pp. 50-55
ix) “Dharohar: A National Workshop on Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable Design”,
published in the periodical of Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) – INSITE, Dec 15, pp. 40-43
6) Reports/Monographs
i) The author had worked on two monographs: one on ‘Woodturning and Lacquer Craft, Dholka,
Ahmedabad’ and second on ‘Stone Crafts of Gujarat’ at Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre
(DICRC), CEPT University, Ahmedabad - They are published as e-monographs. These monographs are
uploaded online on the DICRC website.
ii) ‘Dharohar’ – Understanding the Importance of Art in Interior-Architecture (specific focus on City
Palace, Udaipur), published by QIP centre, IIT Roorkee, 2014
iii) ‘Sanchay’ - Art-Craft and Interior Architecture of Almora, draft monograph launched during Dharohar:
a National Workshop on ‘Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable Design’, organised and conducted
under the aegis of CUDD, IIT Roorkee, during 16th
– 18th
August 2015
7) Manifestos/Charters
i) Played a vital role in the creation and development of National Design Manifesto (outcome of the
Deconstructing Design Workshop organised by MHRD, India) prepared by MHRD, IITs, SPAs, NITs and
other institutes of repute, during 2014-15
ii) Played a vital role in the creation of the charter on South Asian Vernacular Architecture during the
International Conference on South Asian Vernacular Architecture, organized and conducted by
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, at Bhopal, during 11th
– 13th
Dec 15
8) Poster Presentations
i) Poster based on Post‐Graduate Dissertation: “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts as
a narrative medium for Radhasoami Samadh (Soami Bagh, Agra)” - presented in an International
Seminar: Samvad, held during September 11 in Ahmedabad, India
ii) Poster based on Post‐Graduate Dissertation: “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts as
a narrative medium for Radhasoami Samadh (Soami Bagh, Agra)” - presented in an International
exhibition, organized by Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), during September 11 in Mumbai,
India
iii) Poster based on Post‐Graduate Dissertation: “Narratives in Interior Architecture: Stone Crafts
as a narrative medium for Radhasoami Samadh (Soami Bagh, Agra)” - presented in the
International Seminar – ‘Inside Future-Future Inside’, organized and conducted by School of Interior
Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, during 19th
– 22nd
December 2015
iv) Poster based on “Professional Work during 2012‐2015” - presented in the International Seminar
– ‘Inside Future-Future Inside’, organized and conducted by School of Interior Design, CEPT
University, Ahmedabad, during 19th
– 22nd
December 2015
v) “Craft, a Narrative Barometer for Interior‐Architecture: Specific Focus on Stone Crafts of India” –
presented at ICORD 2015, 05th
International Conference on Research into Design, organized and
conducted by Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISC Bangalore during 07th
– 9th
January
2015
vi) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement” –
presented at the International Conference on South Asian Vernacular Architecture, organized and
conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, at Bhopal, during 11th
– 13th
Dec 15;
Co-Authors: Gautam Mayuresh and Priyanka Mangaonkar
vii) “Koti Banal Architecture of Uttarakhand: Indigenous Realities and Community Involvement” –
presented in the International Conference on Research into Design at IIT Guwahati, 09th
– 11th
January 2017; Co-Author: Gautam Mayuresh
LIST OF WORKSHOPS ORGANISED
Smriti Saraswat has been organising workshops that focus on materials; art, craft & technology;
interior-architecture; and innovations. These workshops are hands-on and provide practical know-
how of working with various materials, thus developing creative skills in form evolution, using
techniques of model and craft making. Alternate materials and technologies are also explored, as
they equip the students with a better understanding towards the changing global scenario and
climate concerns. These workshops are usually conceptualised in four parts:
a) Awareness through Expert Lecture
b) Hands-On Exposure
c) Conceptual Development through Brainstorming
d) Prototype Development/Application
Few of the recent workshops organised and conducted are:
1. ‘DHAROHAR’: A Three Day National Workshop on Craft and Skill Development for Sustainable
Design
2. Parametric and Generative Design Methodology
3. Visual Art and Basic Design Workshops
4. Explorations in Papier Mache and its Applications in Interior- Architecture
5. Terracotta: Transformation through Time and Technology
6. Origami and Kirigami
7. Bamboo Workshops
8. Calligraphy
9. Cardboard Furniture
10. Space-Making Elements
11. Colour Configurations in Interior-Architecture
12. Creative Workshop on Weaving
13. Screen Printing Workshop
14. Photography Workshop
15. Sketching Workshop
16. Clay Workshop
17. Visual Identity of a Building through Model Making
18. Make it Sustainable Building Materials (MiSBM)
19. Rhapsody of Colours
20. Typography
21. Nature and Form
22. Interior-Architecture Installations
23. Human Centered Design
24. Kinetic Architecture
25. Wood Joinery
26. Sustainable Interiors
27. Fundamentals of Construction: Focus on Roofs
LIST OF THESES GUIDED
Level Title of the Project/Thesis Name(s) of Students
B. Arch. 1. State Bank of India Complex
2. Meditation Centre
3. Technology Park
Siddhartha Inani
Shivam Gupta
Aditya Maruvada
4. New Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, Dehradun Madhav Singh
5. Fashion Technology Park, Noida
6. Habitat Centre, Noida
7. The Humanitarian Centre, Navi Mumbai
8. Central Library-cum-Museum Complex
Viraat Gupta
Nischay Sharma
Rishabh Roy
Hanan Quereshi
9. Museum of Art & Culture, Konark, Odisha
10. New Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore
11. Automobile Museum, Bangalore
12. Chardikala Multimedia Centre, Chandigarh
13. Art and Craft Museum, Jaipur
14. Convention Centre on an Abandoned Mill
Complex, Indore
Amlan Mishra
Kumar Saurav
Akash Garg
Gurusharan Singh
Bhawana Soni
Radhika Munshi
M. Arch. 1. Lighting Retrofit Strategies in office spaces
(specific focus on Vikas Minar, Delhi)
2. Design Strategies for Mitigating Urban Heat
Island Effect (based on micro climatic parameters)
3. Women Safety and Public Spaces
4. Indigenous Building Materials of Uttarakhand
5. Public Art and Built Environment
6. Traditional Knowledge Systems in the Interior-
Architecture of Kumaun
7. Critical study of the impact of Architectural design
teaching in studios on practice: A case study of 50
years of Architectural education in Kerala.
Amulya Gullapalli
Sathya Vignesh
Praveen Kumar
Gautam Mayuresh
Debasis Das
Sourav Ranjan Panika
Jinoj M.
PERSONNEL DETAILS
Father’s Name: Mr. V.K. Sharma (National Awardee)
Mother’s Name: Mrs. Urmil Sharma (National Awardee)
Date of Birth: 21-01-86; Sex: F; Nationality: Indian;
Languages: Hindi, English, French (First Level), Urdu (Elementary), Gujarati (understand)
Hobbies and interests: Reading, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Photography, Travelling, Music
DETAILS OF REFEREES
1) Dr. (Prof.) Pradipta Banerji,
IIT Bombay,
Former Director, IIT Roorkee
Email: pbanerji.iitr@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7500-66-22-33
2) Dr. (Prof.) Ila Gupta,
Prof., Dept. of Architecture and Planning,
IIT Roorkee
Email: ilafap@gmail.com
Phone: +91 98373 17970
3) Dr. Seema Khanwalkar, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, CEPT University
Email: seema.khanwalkar@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9898003797
4) Dr. Gaurav Raheja
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Architecture and Planning,
IIT Roorkee
Email: gr.iitroorkee@gmail.com; grdesfap@iitr.ac.in
Phone: +91 94120 25455
5) Dr. Shikha Jain
Director – Preservation and Community Design,
Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage (DRONAH), Gurgaon
Email: dronah@gmail.com
Phone: +91 93128 76831
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